At-Home Walking and Biking Activities

In this session, we'll teach you and your kids ways to navigate your neighborhood safely on foot.

Lesson Resources:

• 5 Ways to Walk Safely

Kids Walk KC Activities

Take a walk! See what you discover.

• Download KC Healthy Kid's Walking Detective FREE kid's workbook
• Conduct a Walkability Audit of your neighborhood

In this session, you'll learn how to "check yourself before you wreck yourself" with Helmet Fitting & ABC Quick Check.

Lesson Resources

• How to check if your helmet fits properly
• What is the ABC Quick Check?

Quick video refreshers

In this session, we'll explain the rules of the road and teach you the Power Pedal skill.

Lesson Resources

• Follow the rules of the road
• Put the power in your pedal

Try this at home!

• Have your parents help you practice Power Pedal in your driveway or at the park
• Create a quiz to test yourself and others on the primary rules of the road

In this lesson, you'll learn the proper way to stop and start your bicycle.

Lesson Resource

• Safe starting and stopping techniques

Quick video refresher

In our final lesson, we'll share how to properly signal your stops and turns, and then talk about riding with others and/or your family in a group.

Lesson Resources

• Signaling and scanning

Try this at home!

• Quiz each other on the hand signals: which one is "left turn"? "Right turn"? "Stop"?
• Go for a ride! Take a spin around the block, at a park, or in a vacant parking lot together.

Quick video refresher

 

BikeWalkKC's youth education programming is made possible through support from federal transportation grants, local foundations, our school and after-school partners, and our Members. You can become a Member and  join the movement when you make a financial donation of any amount!